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Publication Date: 2015
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Assessing the "Learning" in Learning Communities
Gansemer-Topf, Ann M.; Tietjen, Kari
New Directions for Student Services, n149 p79-89 Spr 2015
Although assessment has been an integral part of the development and expansion of learning communities, much of the assessment was focused on investigating student satisfaction, retention, and graduation. This chapter provides a case study illustrating one learning community's efforts to create assessments focused on student learning.
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Student Improvement, Case Studies, Outcome Measures, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Learning, Program Descriptions
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Language: English
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